What notes are in a Abadd9 chord?

Abadd9 is Ab, C, Eb, Bb: the 1, 3, 5, 9 of Ab.

How do you play Abadd9 on guitar?

Cadd9 Open Shape: x 11 10 8 11 11 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Abadd9?

Scales on Ab that contain every note of Abadd9: Ab Major, Ab Major Pentatonic, Ab Major Blues, Ab Lydian, Ab Mixolydian, Ab Lydian Dominant.

Guitar chord · Add9

Abadd9 chord (Ab Add9)

Sparkling modern pop/rock major triad with an added 9th degree.

Notes AbCEbBb

Formula 1 3 5 9

Shapes 1 on this page

Abadd9 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, Ab.

Cadd9 Open Shape x 11 10 8 11 11

Interactive chord diagram

Abadd9 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Abadd9

These scales start on Ab and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Abadd9 is the chord of the moment.

Ab Major Ab Major Pentatonic Ab Major Blues Ab Lydian Ab Mixolydian Ab Lydian Dominant Ab Bebop Dominant Ab Mixolydian b6 Ab Harmonic Major Ab Bebop Major Ab Bebop Dorian Ab Lydian Dominant b6

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Questions

What notes are in a Abadd9 chord?: Abadd9 is Ab, C, Eb, Bb: the 1, 3, 5, 9 of Ab.
How do you play Abadd9 on guitar?: Cadd9 Open Shape: x 11 10 8 11 11 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Abadd9?: Scales on Ab that contain every note of Abadd9: Ab Major, Ab Major Pentatonic, Ab Major Blues, Ab Lydian, Ab Mixolydian, Ab Lydian Dominant.

Add9 chords in every key

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